Dramatic 'W' for Westford; LHS, Chelmsford winners in the MVC

Emily Bramanti went coast-to-coast for a layup with 10 seconds remaining to give the Westford Academy girls basketball team a dramatic 47-46 victory over Newton South on Friday night in a battle of Dual County League Large powers.

Bramanti, a junior guard, finished with 17 points. The Grey Ghosts had coughed-up a 5-point lead with under a minute left, but were able to recover.

Westford 47

Newton South 46

Junior Elizabeth Arnold had 14 points for WA (11-1, 4-0 DCL Large), while senior Angela Alibrandi pulled down 11 rebounds and had a key basket late in the contest.

Sophomore guard Brooke Pillsbury played well with 8 points for the Grey Ghosts.

It was the first league loss for Newton South (9-3, 3-1 DCL Large).

Lowell 77

Methuen 52

Shyan Mwai erupted for 31 points to help Lowell (7-4) coast to victory.

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